Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 290 Forced into the Palace
Li Qiang hung the space gourd on her waist. Her inventory was limited, so the space inside the space gourd was more suitable for storing ordinary items.

He put the body of the scabby monk into the inventory, where the scabby monk and the lame Taoist were reunited.

After doing this, he felt something. He checked the game character status panel and found that there was an extra symbol '↑' after the level, which meant that he could level up again.

"It seems that you have more experience in killing such immortals!" He couldn't help but sigh.

He killed 100,000 Tatars without being upgraded, and then he was upgraded after killing a leprous monk.

There were no skills that could be improved with this upgrade. Based on past experience, he added free attribute points to agility, increasing the free attribute points to 149 points.

Except for Jia Gong, he put away the other summoned objects and divine corpses. He got on the carriage and returned to Li's house.

Sitting in the carriage, he couldn't help but smile.

Originally, Li Qiang planned to use Jia Baoyu to fish out the scabby monk, but who knew that the scabby monk would come to his door on his own initiative.

"Jia Baoyu just let him go. Without the transformation of the lame Taoist and the scabby monk, it depends on whether he will stay in the mortal world or leave the mortal world on his own!" He murmured to himself.

For someone with the status of the Supreme Emperor, there is a special eunuch in the palace who will record the details of the Supreme Emperor's daily life.

"Does the Supreme Emperor not want to pass the throne to me?" The seventh prince thought of a possibility.

He didn't want to be without Lin Daiyu when she gave birth.

He was forced to poison the Emperor's soup, and the seventh prince who instigated him was the Emperor's grandson.

The reason why the think tanks made this analysis was based on the personality characteristics of the Supreme Emperor.

Compared to the departments where the three princes worked, Li Qiang's position was more like one set up to train the king.

Looking at Li Qiang's current power, she has a first-rank official position in the army and is the governor of nine provinces, and controls half of the army of Daqian. However, in the court, she is a second-rank cabinet bachelor and participates in the government affairs of Daqian.

Based on the current situation, the reputation of the third and fifth princes was far behind that of the seventh prince. Based on the seventh prince's plan, the Supreme Emperor should have announced the seventh prince as the heir apparent three days ago.

"What's going on? There's nothing wrong with your poison, right?" The seventh prince looked at the person in the room and asked.

The smarter a person thinks he is, the more he thinks.

Even though this battle was very easy, he had seen the Scary Monk's tricks, and it was hard to say how many trump cards the Scary Headed Monk had.

From the report of his young eunuch, he heard that the Emperor's cough became more severe, so his answer was not wrong.

In the past, he had been careful about the mangy-headed monk's assassination. The mangy-headed monk used his 'Divine Foot Power' to suddenly get close to him, and then used his Buddhist power to strike with all his strength. He knew it would be difficult to resist.

The Supreme Emperor is very strong, especially when it comes to Emperor Daqian.

At this moment, the seventh prince completely forgot that Li Qiang's official position was promoted by Emperor Jingwen with all his efforts, and was not promoted by the Supreme Emperor.

In his opinion, perhaps the three princes were selected by the Supreme Emperor to train Li Qiang.

"The poison should have occurred three days ago, and at least he would be extremely weak, but why hasn't the news come out yet?" The seventh prince naturally believed in this skinny old man, and he wondered.

On March 20th, ten days after Emperor Jingwen abdicated, the seventh prince was pacing back and forth in the palace.

In the days that followed, Tong Changshi's work went very smoothly.

Just seeing that Emperor Jingwen was able to control the Guiting eunuch before, but never thought of using this trick, it can be seen that the Seventh Prince is more ruthless than Emperor Jingwen.

But in the absence of an imperial edict, his return to Beijing was silent.

He can at least guarantee Lin Daiyu's safety. In this era, a woman's childbirth is a life of death.

"How has Grandpa Huang been doing these past two days?" the seventh prince asked again.

When eunuch Guiting arrived, only the seventh prince and his personal eunuch were in the room.

He thought of the three princes and Li Qiang being named Prince Yizhong.

"The Supreme Emperor's body must be a lot weaker!" Eunuch Guiting thought for a while and replied.

That is to say, during his first battle with the scarlet-headed monk, his 'poisoning technique' made the scarlet-headed monk scrupulous, so that the scarlet-headed monk did not dare to approach Li Qiang rashly.

With Li Qiang in Yangzhou Mansion, no one Tong Changshi could find who did not enthusiastically cooperate with Tong Changshi's work.

Even for the sake of the stability of Daqian, the Supreme Emperor would confirm the crown prince while he was still alive.

According to the analysis of his think tanks, once the Supreme Emperor has a physical problem, he will immediately select one of the three princes.

He didn't know how long he would need to stay in Yangzhou, but no matter what, he would return to Beijing after a while, even if the palace did not issue an order.

In order to test the poison, he used several living people for experiments, and confirmed that the effect of chronic poison was as the skinny old man said.

"The poison used by Xiao Xiao is a secret method passed down from his ancestors. There has never been any problem. If the poison has not been released, it means that the poison has not been ingested every day!" A thin old man bowed and looked humble, but But his tone was extremely confident.

"Please ask Shangshan Supervisor Gui Zhangyin to come over!" The seventh prince still needed one last confirmation, so he ordered in a deep voice.

"Gui Zhang Seal, that Hericium Mushroom and Chicken Soup, Grandpa Huang eats it every day?" The seventh prince waved his hand to indicate to the eunuch Guiting to stand down, and then asked.

Li Qiang was in retreat. While practicing in Li's house, he studied Buddhism and used the effect of one hundred and eight Buddhist beads to gradually improve his understanding of the 'Shen Foot Power'.

"The Emperor drinks Hericium and Chicken Soup every day, and the Emperor's meals are all recorded!" Eunuch Guiting replied affirmatively.

"I've met the Seventh Prince!" Eunuch Guiting saluted with some fear.

The death of the scabby monk made him feel relaxed all over his body.

However, Shangshan Supervisor dealt with the Supreme Emperor three times a day, so he could get more accurate information from Shangshan Supervisor.

In fact, he would use other channels to inquire about the condition of the Supreme Emperor's body every day.

The Seventh Prince's face turned extremely ugly. He thought that the Supreme Emperor might have prepared a suicide edict, and if any of the three princes ascended the throne, it would be impossible to prepare a suicide edict, but directly issued an edict.

In his opinion, the emperor chosen by the Supreme Emperor should be Prince Yohitada. In terms of ability, the three princes combined are not as good as Prince Yohitada.

That is to say, Prince Yi Zhong is not in the capital now, otherwise there would be no need to wait any longer.

"No, maybe the Supreme Emperor has spread the news that Prince Yi Zhong has returned!" The seventh prince had another idea.

The Supreme Emperor has an extremely large and secretive intelligence organization. It is entirely possible to use this intelligence organization to send a message to Li Qiang without anyone knowing. "Guizhangyin, now you and I have no escape route. It seems that we have to go to the Daming Palace together!" The seventh prince said coldly to the eunuch Guiting.

Eunuch Guiting felt regretful at this moment. He was threatened by the Seventh Prince. Although the threat was serious, it would not mean that he had lost his power.

But now, he has been deeply involved in the serious matter of conspiracy. This crime is many times worse than the crime of being threatened by the seventh prince.

"Listen to the orders of the Seventh Prince!" But he had no choice but to bow and respond.

"Please put on the eunuch clothes and follow me into the palace!" The seventh prince ordered the eunuchs beside him.

The three people who were worshiped by Emperor Jingwen were taken over by the seventh prince.

The seventh prince arranged for the three worshipers to be family members, so that the three worshippers could only obey his orders.

Not long after, the seventh prince entered the palace.

When entering the palace gate, the guards guarding the palace gate did not seem to see the difference between the three enshrined eunuchs and ordinary eunuchs.

This second-class guard in the palace was also someone who was hidden by Emperor Jingwen. For this operation, the guard took the initiative to assume the task of guarding the palace gate today.

Everything went very smoothly. The seventh prince brought three worshipers, and the eunuch Guiting also brought two loyal eunuchs. These two loyal eunuchs had certain combat capabilities.

The Seventh Prince came outside the main hall of the Daming Palace and heard the violent coughing of the Supreme Emperor inside.

The Supreme Emperor has also been strange in the past two days. Originally, as long as he coughed, there would be an energy in his body to soothe his body and relieve his cough, and he would feel comfortable for the next day.

But the energy in his body was very weak in the past few days, which caused his cough to increase significantly.

"Come here, please order Prince Yi Zhong to return to Beijing!" The Emperor suddenly thought that his condition had changed, and the treatment methods left by Li Qiang were no longer effective. To solve this problem, Li Qiang must return to Beijing. So he issued the order in a deep voice.

"Master, this slave is drawing up an edict!" Dai Quan bowed and said.

From the moment the Emperor coughed to the moment the Emperor asked Li Qiang to return to the capital, the Seventh Prince heard everything clearly.

The Seventh Prince was originally only 70% sure, but now he is 100% sure. The Supreme Emperor is ready to pass the throne to Li Qiang.

He immediately led three worshipers, and the eunuch Guiting and two eunuchs followed him directly into the Daming Palace.

"How dare you, who allowed you to enter the Daming Palace without any knowledge!" Dai Quan couldn't help but angrily scolded him when he saw the Seventh Prince and the eunuch Guiting.

"Grandfather, the emperor and grandson are here to greet you!" the seventh prince said, clasping his fists.

He ignored Dai Quan, and his attitude towards the Supreme Emperor was even more contemptuous.

A sharp look flashed in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor. When he saw Eunuch Guiting following the Seventh Prince, he guessed that the change in his condition was probably related to Eunuch Guiting, and behind him was the Seventh Prince.

"I didn't expect that among the princes, you were the most scheming, and even I fell into your scheme!" the Supreme Emperor said coldly.

The Seventh Prince couldn't help but feel very proud. Even if the Supreme Emperor didn't choose him, he could still catch the Supreme Emperor and threaten him to hand over the throne to him.

Besides, there is the Great Emperor's seal in the main hall. Once the seal is in hand, it is not him who has the final say on what edict should be written.

"Grandpa Emperor, you are about to die, and if you don't pass the throne to me, am I not your grandson?" The seventh prince opened his arms and said loudly.

"Are you capable of being an emperor like you?" the Supreme Emperor sneered.

Seeing the Seventh Prince made the Supreme Emperor feel like he was seeing another Emperor Jingwen. The Seventh Prince was even more sinister than Emperor Jingwen.

If we really want the Seventh Prince to ascend the throne, I am afraid that Da Gan will be taken over by a weak emperor. There are strong enemies outside and a weak emperor inside, and the power of Da Gan in the world will be exhausted.

"Dai Quan, I am the only one who has the antidote to the poison that the emperor is poisoned. Why don't you hurry up and prepare a decree to pass the throne to me, and you are still waiting for the emperor to be poisoned and die?" The seventh prince turned to look at Dai Quan and asked.

He knew how loyal Dai Quan was to the Supreme Emperor. Dai Quan had lived for the Supreme Emperor his whole life.

Even though Dai Quan is greedy for money, Dai Quan never harms the interests of the Supreme Emperor in anything he does.

The Seventh Prince threatens Dai Quan with the safety of the Supreme Emperor, and there is a high chance that Dai Quan will obey.

Unfortunately, neither Dai Quan nor the Supreme Emperor made any move, they were all waiting for the seventh prince's next move.

The Supreme Emperor knew that, apart from the aggravation of his condition, there were no signs of poisoning. Dai Quan was by the Supreme Emperor's side at all times and was equally aware of the Supreme Emperor's condition. How could they not notice if he was poisoned?

"Bold Li Ke, you dare to be so rebellious and plot to kill Grandpa Huang!" A loud shout came from the door of the palace, and then the fifth prince and the third prince entered the palace respectively.

The fifth prince and the third prince were each accompanied by two eunuchs. They had the aura of warriors on their bodies, and they did not seem to be eunuchs.

Through their own intelligence, they learned that the Seventh Prince Li Ke brought the offerings into the palace. Although they did not know what happened, they thought that something had changed in the Daming Palace, so they also brought their own offerings into the palace through their own channels. The palace.

When they arrived outside the Daming Palace, they heard what the Seventh Prince said to the Supreme Emperor inside.

The third prince and the fifth prince were overjoyed and rushed into the Daming Palace to rescue him.

This time the Seventh Prince is doomed, there is one less prince to compete.

The seventh prince did not expect that the third prince and the fifth prince would arrive at this time. He was panicked for a moment, and then forced himself to calm down.

"You are still dreaming about ascending to the throne, but you know that before the emperor died of poisoning, he had no intention of passing the throne to us. The emperor ordered Prince Yitada to return to the palace. Do you know why?" The seventh prince pointed at the third prince and the fifth prince and laughed.

The expressions of the third prince and the fifth prince changed. They had been fighting for so long just for the throne.

They didn't think that the seventh prince was lying. They mainly looked at the expression on the emperor's face and had no intention of refuting the seventh prince.

They thought about their hard work, but the Emperor had already promised the throne to others, how could they endure it.

Needless to say, they were able to enter the palace with two worshippers dressed as eunuchs. Needless to say, they wanted to see the situation before deciding what to do.

Now the Supreme Emperor does not want to give the throne to their three princes, and the Supreme Emperor is poisoned, and they have a numerical advantage. No matter how many soldiers and horses there are outside the palace, within the Daming Palace, they can control it with their force. The Emperor is not a problem.

"Grandpa Huang, is what the seventh prince said true?" Third Prince Li Hongkang asked the Supreme Emperor.

The fifth prince also looked at the Supreme Emperor. The attitude of the two princes was not at all respectful, but rather as if they were forcing him into the palace.

"Hahahaha!" The Supreme Emperor burst into laughter. Even though he coughed a little while laughing, his laughter did not stop.

(End of this chapter)